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The church Saint-Antoine de Gomméville, located in the Côte-d'Or department in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a religious building whose construction takes place mainly in the 15th and 16th centuries. In Champagne Gothic style, it is distinguished by its elongated, unmarked transept plane and a vaulted nave of warheads flanked by collaterals. Its bell tower and sacristy, added in the eighteenth century, as well as renovations in the nineteenth century, testify to its architectural evolution over centuries. The church is isolated from the present village, reflecting the history of Gomméville divided between Gomméville-le-Petit (around the church) and Gomméville-le-Grand (developed near the Seine).

The construction of the church was partially financed before 1551 by Cardinal de Givry, bishop of Langres, and was completed in 1573. Until the Revolution, it was served by a vicar who was dependent on the canons of Mussy-sur-Seine. The bell tower, erected between 1782 and 1785, and the first span of the nave, redone around 1803, illustrate the successive adaptations of the building. In 1887, the bell tower was restored again. The church and the cemetery cross (dated 1779) have been listed as historic monuments since September 12, 1991, highlighting their heritage value.

The church's furniture, classified in the General Inventory, includes a rich statuary (XIVth–XVIIIth centuries), retables, and arch keys decorated with symbols such as the tau of Saint Anthony or unidentified weapons. Among the notable pieces are two Virgins to the Child, a Saint Nicholas, and a Deposition of the Cross. Two paintings (XVIII–XIX centuries) complete this set. The cross of the cemetery, erected by Jean Perrot Munier and his wife, bears a devout inscription engraved on his pedestal.

Architecturally, the church combines Gothic elements (voûts, collaterals) with classical additions (clocher-porch). Its history reflects local dynamics: the decline of Gomméville-le-Petit in favour of Gomméville-le-Grand, linked to the proximity of the Seine. The 1991 protection covers both the building and the cross, marking their role in the religious and funeral heritage of the region.

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